Located in the North West of England, Lancashire is a non-metropolitan city of historic origin. Originally known as the Country of Lancaster, this city takes its name from the city of Lancaster. Popularly known for its famous local food, this city has a rich culinary heritage. One can find a large number of local dishes here that are made from different economical ingredients.
Lancashire is known to be the origin of the famous Lancashire hot pot. It is generally a casserole dish traditionally made with lamb. There is a very interesting story associated with this traditional local dish. During the 18th century, it was a kind of perforate, but later changed into a meat stew in the middle of the 19th century. It is also mentioned in the novel North & South, where Victorian writer Elisabeth Gaskell described how Mr. Thornton, a mill owner, dined on it with his work hands: "I never made a better dinner in my life. I told them how much I had enjoyed it; and for some time, when ever that special dinner recurred in their dietary, I was sure to be met by these men, with a ‘Master, there's hotpot for dinner today win yo' come?’"
